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Random adventures just because I can
Jun. 13th, 2021 09:05 pmPlayed the usual Sunday morning Scrabble game today, except at 7 am instead of 10 am because I'm on West Coast time now. Either time is equally fun, I've determined.
Then I spent some time trying to get organized: what do I need to do, what do I want to do, etc. Part of traveling is that you're away from the usual everyday responsibilities and projects, so you have a blank slate of sorts or at least a chance to push the reset button.
So I wound up deciding to go visit the closest Goodwill, and then a plant store.
I have missed Goodwill so much. There was one in Albany, but its inventory was really limited when S and I stopped in, and it closed down this past year. We know the ones out here pretty well, and each of them has its own character.
I like that in many Goodwills, the clothes are organized by size, so you can just go to the appropriate section and page through what's there. If you find something that suits your fancy, great! If not, well, at least you didn't just spend hours reaching the same end point at a mall where everything costs 10 times as much and you have to deal with sales people.
I would have tried on some pants, except apparently the dressing rooms were closed due to Covid. So instead I walked out with a button-up shirt and some 9-inch square cake pans for a project.
After that, I headed over to a garden store, where I picked up two cute succulents. I miss being able to go to garden stores fairly easily. From what I understand, there are some that are pretty good in the Albany area, but they're far away enough that they'd be a single-purpose expedition, so most of my plant-buying has taken place at the grocery co-op.
Tomorrow I will get up and get into a routine for the week, which will involve heading in to campus to impersonate my PhD advisor / use her desk while she is out of town (with her permission!).
Then I spent some time trying to get organized: what do I need to do, what do I want to do, etc. Part of traveling is that you're away from the usual everyday responsibilities and projects, so you have a blank slate of sorts or at least a chance to push the reset button.
So I wound up deciding to go visit the closest Goodwill, and then a plant store.
I have missed Goodwill so much. There was one in Albany, but its inventory was really limited when S and I stopped in, and it closed down this past year. We know the ones out here pretty well, and each of them has its own character.
I like that in many Goodwills, the clothes are organized by size, so you can just go to the appropriate section and page through what's there. If you find something that suits your fancy, great! If not, well, at least you didn't just spend hours reaching the same end point at a mall where everything costs 10 times as much and you have to deal with sales people.
I would have tried on some pants, except apparently the dressing rooms were closed due to Covid. So instead I walked out with a button-up shirt and some 9-inch square cake pans for a project.
After that, I headed over to a garden store, where I picked up two cute succulents. I miss being able to go to garden stores fairly easily. From what I understand, there are some that are pretty good in the Albany area, but they're far away enough that they'd be a single-purpose expedition, so most of my plant-buying has taken place at the grocery co-op.
Tomorrow I will get up and get into a routine for the week, which will involve heading in to campus to impersonate my PhD advisor / use her desk while she is out of town (with her permission!).
